西安美术学院建校于1949年,其前身为西北军政大学艺术学院,于1960年5月正式定名为西安美术学院。现为国家博士、硕士、学士学位授权单位,陕西省重点建设的“有特色、高水平”大学之一。西安美术学院拥有艺术学理论、美术学、设计艺术学3个一级学科博士、硕士学位授予权以及艺术硕士(MFA)、高校教师在职攻读硕士学位研究生培养资格和同等学历申请硕士学位授予权,2014年获批美术学博士后科研流动站。西安美术学院现有本科专业27个,设有中国画系、油画系、版画系、雕塑系、公 Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts was founded in 1949, its predecessor was the Art Institute of Northwestern Military and Political University, in May 1960 formally named Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts. Now the national doctorate, master’s degree, bachelor’s degree authorized units, Shaanxi Province key construction “distinctive, high-level ” one of the universities. Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts has 3 first-level disciplines of art theory, fine arts and design art, as well as Master of Arts (MFA), university faculty working for master’s degree postgraduate training qualifications and equivalent qualifications to apply for master’s degree granting, In 2014, the postdoctoral research station of fine arts was approved. Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts now has 27 undergraduate majors, including Chinese Painting Department, Oil Painting Department, Printmaking Department, Sculpture Department,